A senior Lewisham councillor is to raise extending TfL’s cycle hire scheme further into SE London when he meets City Hall’s walking and cycling commissioner next month. In June, Greenwich Council’s transport cabinet member, Sarah Merrill, said that she would be keen to see Santander Cycles extended along the route of the new Cycleway 4 […]
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We want to see Santander Cycles in Greenwich, council transport chief says
Greenwich Council has been pressing City Hall to extend London’s cycle hire scheme into the borough, it was revealed last night. The town hall’s new cabinet member for sustainability told last night’s council meeting that a meeting had been held with officials from the London mayor’s office to make the case for an eastwards extension […]
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Greenwich and Lewisham boroughs set to share Southwark’s bike hire trial
Greenwich, Lewisham and Southwark councils could collaborate on a hire bike service for south-east London this summer if a trial in Southwark is a success, Greenwich councillors heard on Wednesday. Southwark is currently trialling two “dockless” hire services provided by private firms – Ofo and Mobike – with 200 bikes from each company placed across […]
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Greenwich Council mulls setting up alternatives to ‘Boris bikes’ scheme
Greenwich Council is considering setting up its own cycle hire schemes, after once again ruling out paying for TfL’s Santander Cycles to reach the borough. The council has rejected a new call to work on an expansion of the London Cycle Hire network, following a petition handed to the council last month by Conservative councillor […]
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Why no Boris bikes in Greenwich? Because nobody wants to pay for them
Back in June, this website reported Boris Johnson giving his backing for cycle hire bikes coming to Greenwich. A few weeks back, Greenwich’s Tories decided to put a motion before the council suggesting it talk to City Hall about introducing such a scheme in Greenwich town centre, where the bikes are a regular sight. The […]
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